The story revolves around the main protagonist and 5 other racers in a ragtag group. Spike, Amy, Robyn, Manu, and Travis race for reputation and money to impress their racing idols. The racing idols are Magnus Walker, Akira Nakai, Risky Devil, Shinichi Morohoshi and Ken Block. Eventually, the protagonist becomes the ultimate icon by beating all the idols and the other 5 racers

The game features many real-life tuning companies. It also has only dawn to dusk racing which did not go well with some critics. The game is the best in terms of visuals and is very close to the real deal.